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N. R. MEDEARIS.

INDEX FOR RUBBER STAMPS. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 26, 1919.

1,325,569. Patented, Dec. 23,1919

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NOBLE Bi. MEDEARIS, 0F WINSTOfi-SALEM, NORTH CAROLINA.

INDEX FOB'RUBBER s'mmrs.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patent ed Dee.-23, 1919.

I Application filed June 26, 1919. Serial No. 306,916.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, NGBLE It. Maintains a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at \Vinston-Salem, in the county of Forsyth and State of North (larolinaihave invented certain new and useful Improvements in Indexes for Rubber Stamps. of which the following is a specification. 5

This invention relates to stationery and more particularly to rubber stamps The primary object of this invention resides in the provision of an index-for rubber this invention;

Fig. 2 is-a cross sectional view on'line- 2-2 of Fig. '1.

In the present embodiment of this invention, the numeral 5 designates a rubber printing die which is secured in any approved manner to a base 6 of any suitable form.

Formed in one side of the base 6 is a channel 7 which communicates. throughout its length with grooves 8- of sutficient width toaccommodate an index card 9.

" This index cardl9 is retainedinwardly from the surface of the base so that the printed matter thereon will be disposed out of contact with otherisarticles-"coming in -c ontact with the base. with this index card so disposed it will readily indicate the front of the stamp and through the provision of 45.

suflicient printed matter thereon, it will distinguish the subject matter of the stamp.

From the foregoing it will be noticed that I provide a hand stamp base having oppositely positioned integral outstandingwebs along opposite edges, each web being provided with a channel extending inyvard in alinement with the face of'saldbase, and a card held in said channels. 1

With this invention fully apparent that an index for rubber stamps.

is provided which is cheap of manufacture and readily adapted to perform the functions of its" adoption.

Having fullydescribed this invention What I cla'm is 'In combination with a base of the class described having oppositely positioned integral outstanding webs along oppositeedges,

each Web being provided with a channel extcndlng lnward 1n ahnement with the v face of said base, the said channel adapted to receive and retain the edges of acard. In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

' NOBLE R. 'MEDEARlS.

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